Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-23
THE BASE BALL SITUATION.

Aalpin and Troy Get Their Money and | Go Home-9ther Players Waiting fol The Wages Due Them--The Directori | Hold a Meeting and Decide to Cali the
 Stockholders Together Next Monday l Evening.
 yesterday. Everybody had some solution ot the existing difficulty, but the hope was mi versally expressed that the association would ind some means to pay the hard working players every dollar that was due them. Halpin and Troy were paid off and left town, Troy going to New York and Ha1pin going to his home in South Boston. Troy will re- ceive $200 advance money from Manchester to day, Manager Leonard of that team, who was in town yesterday, having closed an agreement with him. Leonard also wanted Halpin and offered him $15O a month, but Halpin did not think this enough and refused to sign. The directors held a meeting last evening, but did nothing further than to ar range for meeting of the stockholders on Monday evening, when it is hoped measures will be taken to pay up the players in full. Dicky Burns, Murphy, Mellon and Phalon are the heaviest creditors, and singularly enough these are the very men who have
 
 of the nine. It is hoped for the credit of the association and the city as we'll that none of the men will be kept out of their money. A paper has been in circulation for the past few days asking public subscriptions, but has not met with much success, and it will become incumbent on the stockholders to meet the obligations of the club. Some of the players thought yesterday of suing the association, but it is probable that they will wait until after Monday nights meeting be- fore taking any action. If some arrangement is not made at that time it is probable that the association or individual members will find themselves defendants in the civil csurts.
 There was much talk yesterday about the advisability of carrying the nine through the season with cheaper players, and many ex- pressed the hope that such course would be taken. Manager Kelly last evening said the players should be paid what is coming to them before anything of this kind was thought of. If the public wanted base ball they should be willing to pay those who have worked hard and faithfully to do good play- ing for them. Manager Kelly himself, it may be said, has not been paid in full, and though he could have drawn his half months pay last Friday he generously re- fused to do so, allowing the players to have the preference. This gene- rous action is characteristic of MT. Kelly, and has made him friends not alone in the base ball fraternity, but among the public at large who have learned of his unselfshness. It was thought by those who advocated the scheme yesterday of carrying 8 nine through the season that with Fitzgerald, Murphy, Nell lon PhaIon and Burns might be combined few local players or others who might be willing to play at small salaries and good base ball could be given. The scheme found many supporters and it is barely pos sible that something of the kind may be done. Nothing definite will be known until after the meeting of the stockholders Monday evening, but the probabilities are that money will be raised to pay up the play CTS and discharge all other debts and the as sociation will then wind up it's affairs. It looks reasonably certain that New Haven has seen it's last base ball by professional team representing the city during the present sea- son.